Latvia Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Latvia youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 12.50%, a 2.77% decline from 2022.
  • Latvia youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 15.27%, a 0.49% increase from 2021.
  • Latvia youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 14.78%, a 0.09% decline from 2020.
  • Latvia youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 14.87%, a 2.45% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
French Polynesia 37.31%
New Caledonia 32.57%
Spain 28.70%
Greece 26.57%
Uruguay 26.16%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 25.55%
Barbados 24.87%
Bahamas 23.57%
Italy 22.73%
Chile 22.05%
Sweden 21.57%
Portugal 20.25%
Slovak Republic 19.41%
Croatia 19.24%
Luxembourg 18.99%
Brunei 18.62%
Argentina 18.00%
Cyprus 17.45%
France 17.13%
Estonia 17.09%
Panama 16.59%
Saudi Arabia 16.25%
Belgium 16.09%
Finland 15.92%
Kuwait 14.99%
Lithuania 13.90%
Puerto Rico 13.65%
Channel Islands 13.47%
Guam 12.88%
Hungary 12.76%
United Kingdom 12.54%
Latvia 12.50%
Denmark 11.66%
Poland 11.58%
Norway 10.95%
Austria 10.93%
New Zealand 10.72%
UAE 10.65%
Canada 10.59%
Ireland 10.54%
Hong Kong 10.45%
Trinidad and Tobago 10.12%
Slovenia 9.91%
Malta 9.34%
Iceland 9.16%
Netherlands 8.94%
Australia 8.57%
Singapore 8.29%
Czech Republic 8.28%
Switzerland 8.00%
United States 7.90%
Macao 6.97%
Oman 6.85%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.96%
Bahrain 5.82%
South Korea 5.37%
Japan 4.09%
Qatar 0.60%
Latvia Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 12.50% -2.77%
2022 15.27% 0.49%
2021 14.78% -0.09%
2020 14.87% 2.45%
2019 12.42% 0.22%
2018 12.19% -4.78%
2017 16.97% -0.30%
2016 17.28% 0.95%
2015 16.32% -3.29%
2014 19.61% -3.67%
2013 23.29% -5.34%
2012 28.62% -2.50%
2011 31.12% -5.20%
2010 36.32% 2.76%
2009 33.56% 19.85%
2008 13.70% 3.10%
2007 10.60% -3.08%
2006 13.68% -1.50%
2005 15.18% -6.70%
2004 21.88% 1.41%
2003 20.47% -4.83%
2002 25.30% 1.11%
2001 24.19% 2.92%
2000 21.28% -2.26%
1999 23.54% -3.39%
1998 26.93% -0.67%
1997 27.59% -10.29%
1996 37.88% 3.21%
1995 34.66% 0.68%
1994 33.98% 3.70%
1993 30.28% 18.29%
1992 11.99% 7.03%
1991 4.96% 7.03%